The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-06-04
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
The Presidents Piscatorial Trip-A Pretty
Little Fish Story-Memorial Day
Mayor Hodges and the Temper
ance People, &C., &c.
RALrIMnpE. Nav 21st- 1897

ance People, &C., &c.
BALTIMORE, May 31st, 1887.
Messrs. Editors :-Inotice that President Cleve-
land is now at his usual summer fishing retreat in
the North, where he is in the habit of making an
annual and sometimes semi-a visit for the
purpose of enjoying that delightful sport as we'll
as the healthfulness of the trip. He is accompa-
MED by his wife and several intimate friends, who
participate equally with him in the enjoyment,
which at this season cannot be surpassed see that
he has been fortunate in catching many fine trout.
wish them much pleasure, which, no doubt, they
will have. 1t is much better to catch trout than
to be annoyed by "suckers." There are some
streams in Pennsylvania where there are what are
called "school fish," They are small but active,
always busy at work. They gather together
large mound of gravel and pebbles in the clear
water. There are probably ten thousand of the
school fish, varying from three to six inches in
length, attending this school, They always stay
at the mound which they themselves have made
during greater part of the day, seemingly busy
from morning to night doing something and never
idle, an example of industry. At the head of their
school is but one king, "chub," as it is called.
1t is the only fish of the kind in the whole con-
gregation of them and looks differently from all
the others. The club is larger than any of the
others, of brownish color and about eight to ten
inches long. 1t is thick and very strongly built
with possibly ten times more the muscular power
than any one of the others. 1t has large head,
almost equal to half its body. Itinvariably keeps
at the head or in front of the school to see they
attend to their duty and learn their lessons. Its
head is covered with barbs or sort of horns. It
always keeps sharp lookout over the whole d.
minon of the others that they attend to duty. If
they are lazy or neglectful it Immediately sees
their delinquency and administers appropriate
punishment, sometimes with its rough head and
at others by lashing them with its tall They al
ways seem glad to "come to time" and 60 to work
again industriously and obediently. Thus he
keeps the whole school or kingdom in order and
seldom encounters any "strikes." The club is not
pleasant to eat and is seldom disturbed for that
purpose. The school fish are easily and rapidly
caught by tying a half dozen more of small
naked hooks of the common order to an ordinary
fishing line and drawing it rapidly through the
school. The hooks penetrate them anywhere and
often a fish more will be caught at one Ginning,
as the base ball players term it, They are very
select eating, something like our gudgeons. When
a boy often INDUCED in the sport. The old club
is very stubborn and positive with those under
him; great disciplinarian, but apparently kind
and INDUCING. Where they are mostly found is
in the Conodoguinott creek above MELVILLE and
five or six miles from Shippensburg. Their school
is dismissed early in the fall and they are seldom
seen afterward until the next summer, but the
mounds Of sand and pebbles often remain in the
same place all winter. Sometimes, q dozen or more
of these schools will be found in the same stream
within distance of three more miles of GER
tain locality. They generally select shallow water
for their encampment. The club is a remarkable
fish. If human beings they would be true advo-
Gates of the civil service law. In their natural
law they seem to wish nothing but what is right
and just without regard to name.
Union Memorial day was very generally observ-
ed here yesterday and throughout the country
Many towns and places in the State gave it special
L. l. l. H. 1z~I Il
diers still live in the memories of their country
green and fresh. So should and so I hope it viii
be for many years to come. They gave up their
lives to protect and preserve Unborn liberty
Though those who thus sleep in the dust may not
know that they thus thought of, yet it does
good to those who live to know they are remem-
bered. Business was pretty generally suspended
here. Being a holiday some II 900 persons were
at the 0riolo baseball grounds to see the game.
They could scarcely get into the place. They
were perfectly packed. 1t was good game and
won by the Baltimore team, who doing much
better this than last year.
1t is a good thing that John Green has been fined
$1,000 for policy playing or keeping a house in
which to play it. The Herald has of late been
doing good service in aiding in ferreting out these
nests. There are, however, more to be found who
deserve equal punishment. The police are doing
we'll in hunting them up.
The judges have stricken off some 300 falsely
registered names from the poll DOCKS VINO other
wise might have voted I am glad to see them
thus discarded and also to know that President
Cleveland looks upon false voting as one of the
worst of crimes and the perpetrator of such an Of
fence gets no favor from him by those who have
sought for pardon. That is perfectly right.
Mayor Hodges has excited the ill temper of
some of the temperance people on account of his
speech of welcome to the brewers convention
which assembled in this city few days ago. The
truth is his address of perfect business char
acter and very sensible and liberal. He is very
mild in his reply to those who used such unbe-
coming language in their remarks regarding him.
He had perfect right to welcome the brewers as
an influential set of business men. The voice of
the citizens are with him.
There has been already $4,000 subscribed to-
wards the free excursions. These are very popu-
lar and deserve encouragement. They are the
means of much good to the health and pleasure of
the poor.
I regret to notice the death of Major Ben Perley
Poore. have had the pleasure of knowing him
many years. Avery genial citizen and one greatly
respected has passed away. His place will be
hard to ill.
The brewers strike is fully settled and over for
the present. The strikers are glad oft. 1t threw
good many of them out of employ and they got
no money for lost time.
Music begins publicly in the several parks next
week and will be continued regularly during the
summer. This will add greatly to the pleasure of
the many who visit them.
The police had parade yesterday and made
very excellent show. Our police are among the
finest body of men in the country. They cannot
be beaten physically and cope mentally with their
fellows. NEsToR.